This is the second part of the interview with Petri Lounaskorpi, a pedagogical expert and researcher from Finland. The discussions are around teacher training and some of the techniques that Indian Education system can adopt.

In this episode, Aasif interviews Petri Lounaskorpi from Finland. Petri is a pedagogical expert and researcher. He has worked in the Finnish Education system since the 1980s. He has also worked as an advisor for UNESCO and the European Commission. Listen to the first part of the interview in this episode.

Episode 4 – Payal Molur, Wildlife Educator

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In this episode, Aasif talks to Payal Molur. Payal is a wildlife educator and has worked with the tribes in Nagaland doing training workshops and wildlife conservation workshops for children under the banner ‘Wild’. Prior to getting into education, she was a script writer and researcher for wildlife documentaries.

Episode 3 – Anuradha Ajithkumar from Chidvikas Vidya Mandir

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In this episode, Aasif talks to Mrs Anuradha Ajithkumar, Principal and Correspondent of Chidvikas Vidya Mandir, Coimbatore. Anu ma’m is a passionate teacher who is in the education space since 1985. With Chidvikas, she wants to make education child-centric by being in the mainstream system itself.

Episode 2 – Krishna from dHive

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In this episode, Aasif talks to Krishna Thiruvengadam, a young Engineer, Innovator and Educator. With the help of the design thinking process, Krishna worked with young kids and transformed a tribal village into a place of innovation.

Episode 1 – Sangitha from Masthishala

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In this episode, Aasif interviews Sangitha. She runs an after-school learning centre in the suburbs of Patna, Bihar. The kids belong to the Manji community, who are not so educated and are still looked down upon.

Listen to the story of this 17-year-old educator (Yes, she is 17) who is trying to transform her community through education.

The interview is bilingual – Hindi and English.

Credits – Editing and Intro Music by Karthikeyan KC

Episode 0 – Introduction

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In this episode, the host of the show, Aasif, gives a short intro of the podcast and what he would be discussing on the show.

Host – Aasif Iqbal J

Credits – Editing and Intro Music by Karthikeyan KC

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